Yau Kom Tau
Yau Kom Tau is an industrial area with farmlands situated in a valley on the north shore of Tsing Yi Island in Hong Kong. The area is largely occupied by shipyards, which was relocated from the site of what is now Tsing Yi Northeast Park in order to resolve noise nuisance affecting residents of Ching Tai Court and Cheung On Estate.Photo: LN9267, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Locality
- Description: place on Tsing Yi Island, Hong Kong
- Also known as: “油柑頭 Yau Kom Tau”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Liu To Road Playground and Tsing Yi Northeast Park.
Tsing Yi Northeast Park
Park
Photo: Mk2010, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tsing Yi Northeast Park is a major public park in Kwai Tsing District in Hong Kong. It is located at 10 Tam Kon Shan Road and occupies 5.8 hectares on the north shore of Tsing Yi Island.
Lantau Link Visitors Centre
Tourism office
Photo: HK Arun, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Lantau Link Visitors Centre and Viewing Platform is a Hong Kong museum located on the Tsing Yi Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fung Shue Wo and Tam Kon Shan.
Fung Shue Wo
Locality
Fung Shue Wo is a basin in north Tsing Yi Island, Hong Kong. The old villages in the basin have now been replaced by relocated villages from the basin and nearby, including Tsing Yi Hui, Tsing Yu New Village and Fung Shue Wo Tsuen.
Tam Kon Shan
Neighborhood
Photo: Wpcpey, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tam Kon Shan is a levelled hill on a hammerhead-like peninsula situated between Moon Tsai Tong and Cheung Shue Tau on Tsing Yi Island in Hong Kong. The peninsula was flat but slightly curved upward in the middle, resembling a bamboo carrying pole, which gave the hill its name, Tam Kon.
Tsing Yi Hui
Hamlet
Tsing Yi Hui was a town on Tsing Yi Island, Hong Kong. Many people at that time referred to the town as Tsing Yi Main Street, namely the main street of the town.
Yau Kom Tau
- Categories: geographical feature, industrial region, and hamlet
- Location: Hong Kong, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
22.35904° or 22° 21′ 33″ northLongitude
114.09099° or 114° 5′ 28″ eastOpen location code
7PJP935R+J9OpenStreetMap ID
node 2811540726OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityWikidata ID
Q8050306
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Yau Kom Tau” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “油柑頭”
- French: “Yau Kom Tau (Tsing Yi)”
- French: “Yau Kom Tau”
- Yue Chinese: “油柑頭”
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